Interior of the Basilica
Saint Dominic lived here and planted the first orange tree in Rome. It's still there.
Dominic's Orange Tree
Saint Dominic's Cell
1 posted on
02/24/2006 10:55:03 AM PST by
NYer
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ASH WEDNESDAY: SOLEMN MASS, BLESSING AND IMPOSITION OF
ASHES WITH POPE BENEDICT XVI, BASILICA OF SANTA SABINA, ROMA (90:00) LIVE
Wednesday March 1, 2006 10:30 AM LIVE
Wednesday March 1, 2006 9:00 PM ENCORE
2 posted on
02/24/2006 10:56:47 AM PST by
NYer
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To: NYer
The tree does not look as if it is 800 years old. A replacement tree?
3 posted on
02/24/2006 11:02:03 AM PST by
GSlob
To: NYer
This is wonderful news. The pictures are wonderful, too.
4 posted on
02/24/2006 11:13:26 AM PST by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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